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July was quite the month, and not in the good way. Glad it's behind us, though August isn't a great month for us either, so...
But it's back to my books for me. I'm so behind where I had wanted to be, and while I'm satisfied with my Summer/Winter giveaway at Smashwords, I'd like to have another book out there. Here's hoping I get into a groove and soon. I'd LIKE (cross fingers) Book 3 to be done before Nov NaNo so I can do a new project, but we'll see. I never push myself.
Did you grab one of my books during the Smashwords sale? If so, THANK YOU so much. I hope you'll enjoy it!
If you read any of my books, I would be grateful for some reviews as they have stalled out a bit for me. Reviews are everything for an author, even if it's simply a star rating.
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Reading -
Recently completed -
- The Loop by Ben Oliver (re-read)
Watching -
- Washington Nationals baseball
- Arrowverse (S6 Flash, S5 Supergirl, S5 Legends, S1 Batwoman)
- American Ninja Warrior
- Olympics (Anything in the water plus some others)
Playing -
- Warzone - all Warzone all the time
- Fortnite "Save the World" Campaign
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Knowledge behind parts of my series.
In my Bijou Basin series, two themes weave throughout all the books - Photography, and Theme Parks. I thought I'd take the time to talk about these themes and my personal experience with both.
While many writers research much of what they write, many more "write what you know". The later one is true of me - I've written what I know and have experience in both photography and theme parks. See my previous newsletter - - for my experience with Photography.
Theme Parks (specifically in Central Florida)
I wasn't born in FL, but moved there in my early teens. From the first year there, we had Annual Passholder Tickets to Disney.
It's hard to explain, to anyone not around the theme park industry, what the life is like. It's not typical. When I was in my pre-teens and lived elsewhere, it was a big deal to go to the mall to hang out with friends. Like a big big deal - the mall was an hour away. It was a treat.
Then I moved to FL, and WDW was my backyard.
With annual tickets, we could go daily, and while we didn't always do that, we went, a LOT. Have you ever gone to a WDW park and they had the greeters in the front, ask how many times you've visited? By the time the 2000s rolled around, I just told them to put 999 - the highest number they could. I never counted, of course, but I had annual passes, and/or worked there / had a spouse working there for 16+ years. It was only in the last few years we lived there, that we didn't have the funds to go to Disney anymore, and while we're no longer in FL, the theme parks are the only thing about the state that we miss.
In addition to annual passes, I also often got to visit Sea World and Universal Orlando. I briefly worked for all three companies as well, in attractions, which I loved. Each of the parks were different as an employee/cast member and I could share loads of stories, but I'll spare you the details.
I love and miss the parks, but I'm able to reexperience them within my books. If you haven't read them, in Book 1, Natural Exposure, Kenzie and Jarrett take Ripley to Hollywood Studios. For Book 2, Negative Exposure, Kenzie takes Ripley to the Magic Kingdom. In the upcoming Book 3, Elemental Exposure, Kenzie, Jarrett, and Ripley visit Universal for a very special event. Where would you want to see them head in Book 4, if the choices were Epcot, Animal Kingdom, Sea World, or Islands of Adventure?
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